6 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Aug 7)

by Scott Carlson

1. Shield Drama Continues To Unfold

Seth Rollins Dean Ambrose
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One of the better stories that WWE continues to tell well lately is the slow healing of wounds between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose.

Rollins mended fences (for the most part) with Roman Reigns last summer into this year after his 2014 betrayal of his Shield brethren. But Rollins and Ambrose were separated by the brand split, making this the first chance they’ve had to repair their relationship. Rollins has tried in recent weeks to earn Dean’s trust, but the Lunatic Fringe has been extremely skeptical.

Monday, Rollins came to Ambrose’s aid, and with the fans rabidly cheering for a Shield reconciliation, it was the Architect this time who rejected a fist bump and walked out. So the saga will continue for at least another week…

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.